Today, a whale with 7 years of diamond hands appeared on-chain, withdrawing over 200M in BTC spot from various exchanges.
After depositing it into Hyperliquid, they used @hyperunit for spot trading.
This Trigger Signal gives me a déjà vu of James Wynn.
It's a sign recognized by the whale community.
Only this time, it's in the spot sector.
So, I think it's time to organize and chat about 【Unit】 @hyperunit.
I personally believe it might be the biggest opportunity related to Hyperliquid.
(Next is my NFT, let’s open a rare one, thanks.)
1. First, most people who don't understand Hyperliquid will ask why the spot isn't handled by their own team?
This is due to Hyperliquid's strategic positioning,
and I believe it aligns with the Crypto Ethos.
Their strategy, as I understand it, is: open + modular.
- From an external perspective, if you do everything and monopolize all profit opportunities, anyone could become an enemy. A contemporary strategic practitioner once said: "Make many friends, and have few enemies." For example, Axiom and Metamask have embedded Hyperliquid's contract trading module into their own systems, which is the best example. As more products integrate HL's modules, liquidity will create a Matthew effect, continuing to feedback into HL itself.
- From an internal perspective, Hyperliquid's core team is actually only about 10-20 people, making it unrealistic to do everything. An inflated team will lead to internal contradictions, resulting in the big company disease, losing the advantage of being agile compared to competitors, which is a guerrilla warfare approach rather than heavy artillery to attack cities, as is the strategy of other CEXs.
2. And Unit @hyperunit is the first important partner in this strategy.
In December 2024, well-known OG @sershokunin brought native BTC / ETH / SOL to Hyperliquid's spot through a minimized custody mechanism, with the core spot assets being UBTC and UETH, filling the gap in Hyperliquid's spot sector at that time. Of course, their relationship with HL is still very closely symbiotic, with the Guardian collection including Hyperliquid Labs and leading market maker Infinite Field.
3. Why do I think Hyperunit might be the biggest opportunity related to HL?
The reasons are simple.
1/ Revenue. Contracts are a cash cow for an exchange, followed by spot, and then other miscellaneous things. HL has indicated a closely symbiotic relationship within the Guardian, although the current data isn't very impressive, including the need to attract current crypto users' spot buying habits, I personally believe the growth potential is very high. After all, at that time in 2024, HL's trading data was still being overshadowed by dydx, and from a developmental perspective, spot is an indispensable part of the entire HL system; everything else can be replaced.
Data aspect (24h trading volume):
Unit's UBTC: $341M
Coinbase's cbBTC: $460M+
However, today is a special case of explosive volume.
2/ Character and team. Most importantly, I recognize @sershokunin's character and reputation in the community. I personally believe I am relatively reliable in assessing people, and my intuition is that Shoku's character is trustworthy. Since this year, Shoku has been closely aligned with the market's Fartcoin, PUMP, etc., which fits the market rhythm. However, spot trading is inherently more challenging than contracts, which is a point for future observation.
3/ Paradigm financing opportunity. I also believe that Paradigm is likely preparing or has already invested in Unit. Given the reliability of Shoku's character and team, if Paradigm has carefully reviewed most of the Hypevm projects and intends to invest in HL-related projects, Unit is a Next Level project, while other ecosystem projects are not even close.
Currently, when I need to buy spot, I use Unit and wait for the flowers to bloom.
Now is the time to start using it before everyone else gets involved!



These paragraphs in the screenshot were written around $HYPE TGE in 2024
Since 23 years of involvement with Hyperliquid
It seems that Twitter is all about Hyperliquid
Today, I will summarize the essence behind its becoming a phenomenal project
And take this opportunity to diverge and talk about the prevalent track thinking
Mobile phone code word stream of consciousness expression
Poor readability People who are destined to meet and understand it will meet and understand
Track thinking, which is useful and can make money
But there is no way of thinking that goes straight to the essence
This is because the easiest and most effective way for people to identify patterns is to judge them by the features on the surface
For example, a project is on fire
Just look for projects with similar tracks to invest in
Before Hyperliquid came along
The DEX track in the form of an orderbook in 21-24 is close to falsification
No one believes that this DEX can have a chance to surpass CEXs
This is because the attempts of both $DYDX and Binance Resources, which are taking care of the $APX openly and covertly, or the $GMX, have failed
From the track point of view$HYPE is just the next mundane project
This is the essential reason why many CTs are biased against Hyperliquid before the market opens
But often a phenomenal project is one that can bring up a track
After Hyperliquid became more and more impossible to ignore
People use track thinking to chase the so-called next Hyperliquid
For example, chasing a Lighter Backpack Aster and so on
This is understandable and able to make money in mindset
These projects are not bad either
But I want to capture the essence of a phenomenal product
We have to think a little deeper about what makes him special
This is because only by seizing Ryuichi can we have the opportunity to maximize our benefits
The same is a horse
After the red rabbit horse appeared, you went crazy to buy the same horse gadgets in the market
It's like a carp crossing a river
After making a small amount of money, only emptiness remains
Exercise your judgment through the target
It is the eternal issue of every individual in this market
So what makes Hyperliquid stand out
This can be seen in Figure 2
I think that the ease of use of the product is only the most basic surface
The top assets in the cryptocurrency circle all have a premium of spiritual attributes
The so-called real Cultish Community does not rely on cheap meme generators to send a few memes that are not funny at all, and then gmgn
Rather, it is a community of interests that is closely united around the team by generous distribution of interests
“community-owned”
You may sound cliché
But to put it another way
"Fight local tyrants and divide the land"
"The tiller has his field"
Familiar?
This is also Figure 1 Before the market opened, I set the tone for the core ethos of Hyperliquid
At that time, I never looked at the so-called revenue or OI data
This is because the story and the pattern of benefit distribution that leads to subsequent project progress determine that the ceiling is very high
A lot of project products can also do well
But follow the traditional method of financing
Naturally, 20-30% of the chips will be easily eaten by the rentier class and because of the cyclical factor of LP
Once you're gone, it's hard to give back to the project
This is also the reason why most VC projects have died in the past
However, it is not uncommon for large amounts of benefits to be distributed to the community
At the same time, it is not uncommon to have a strong leadership core
But the two are combined
The nature of the project has changed
This is because most smart teams are willing to cede benefits to VCs
In exchange for low-risk start-up capital
It's a smart man's choice, and there's nothing wrong with that
But a strong and visionary core leadership team
Use your own funds to help the project through the cold start
And transfer the benefits to the community to develop together
It's rare, rare
The essence of human nature is unchanging
The development of history will always be mapped in a certain time and space scene
Provide us with the wisdom to penetrate the superficial features and get to the essence
It's been a long time since I've seen a similar project in the cryptocurrency circle


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